ConstCorrectnessCheck.cpp

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#include "ConstCorrectnessCheck.h"
#include "../utils/FixItHintUtils.h"
#include "../utils/Matchers.h"
#include "../utils/OptionsUtils.h"
#include "clang/AST/ASTContext.h"
#include "clang/ASTMatchers/ASTMatchFinder.h"
#include "clang/ASTMatchers/ASTMatchers.h"
#include <cassert>
 
using namespace clang::ast_matchers;
using namespace clang::ast_matchers::internal;
 
namespace clang::tidy::misc {
 
namespace {
// FIXME: This matcher exists in some other code-review as well.
// It should probably move to ASTMatchers.
AST_MATCHER(VarDecl, isLocal) { return Node.isLocalVarDecl(); }
// FIXME: The matcher 'hasName(Name)' asserts that its argument 'Name' is
// nonempty. Perhaps remove that assertion and replace 'isUnnamed()' with
// 'hasName("")'.
AST_MATCHER(VarDecl, isUnnamed) {
  return Node.getDeclName().isIdentifier() && Node.getName().empty();
}
AST_MATCHER_P(DeclStmt, containsAnyDeclaration,
              ast_matchers::internal::Matcher<Decl>, InnerMatcher) {
  return ast_matchers::internal::matchesFirstInPointerRange(
             InnerMatcher, Node.decl_begin(), Node.decl_end(), Finder,
             Builder) != Node.decl_end();
}
AST_MATCHER(ReferenceType, isSpelledAsLValue) {
  return Node.isSpelledAsLValue();
}
AST_MATCHER(Type, isDependentType) { return Node.isDependentType(); }
 
AST_MATCHER(TypeLoc, hasContainedAutoType) {
  return !Node.getContainedAutoTypeLoc().isNull();
}
 
AST_MATCHER(FunctionDecl, isTemplate) {
  return Node.getDescribedFunctionTemplate() != nullptr;
}
 
AST_MATCHER(FunctionDecl, isFunctionTemplateSpecialization) {
  return Node.isFunctionTemplateSpecialization();
}
} // namespace
 
ConstCorrectnessCheck::ConstCorrectnessCheck(StringRef Name,
                                             ClangTidyContext *Context)
    : ClangTidyCheck(Name, Context),
      AnalyzePointers(Options.get("AnalyzePointers", true)),
      AnalyzeReferences(Options.get("AnalyzeReferences", true)),
      AnalyzeValues(Options.get("AnalyzeValues", true)),
      AnalyzeAutoVariables(Options.get("AnalyzeAutoVariables", true)),
      AnalyzeLambdas(Options.get("AnalyzeLambdas", true)),
      AnalyzeParameters(Options.get("AnalyzeParameters", true)),
 
      WarnPointersAsPointers(Options.get("WarnPointersAsPointers", true)),
      WarnPointersAsValues(Options.get("WarnPointersAsValues", false)),
 
      TransformPointersAsPointers(
          Options.get("TransformPointersAsPointers", true)),
      TransformPointersAsValues(
          Options.get("TransformPointersAsValues", false)),
      TransformReferences(Options.get("TransformReferences", true)),
      TransformValues(Options.get("TransformValues", true)),
 
      AllowedTypes(
          utils::options::parseStringList(Options.get("AllowedTypes", ""))) {
  if (AnalyzeValues == false && AnalyzeReferences == false &&
      AnalyzePointers == false)
    this->configurationDiag(
        "The check 'misc-const-correctness' will not "
        "perform any analysis because 'AnalyzeValues', "
        "'AnalyzeReferences' and 'AnalyzePointers' are false.");
 
  if (AnalyzeLambdas && !AnalyzeAutoVariables)
    this->configurationDiag("The check 'misc-const-correctness' will not "
                            "analyze lambdas because 'AnalyzeLambdas' has no "
                            "effect while 'AnalyzeAutoVariables' is false.");
}
 
void ConstCorrectnessCheck::storeOptions(ClangTidyOptions::OptionMap &Opts) {
  Options.store(Opts, "AnalyzePointers", AnalyzePointers);
  Options.store(Opts, "AnalyzeReferences", AnalyzeReferences);
  Options.store(Opts, "AnalyzeValues", AnalyzeValues);
  Options.store(Opts, "AnalyzeAutoVariables", AnalyzeAutoVariables);
  Options.store(Opts, "AnalyzeLambdas", AnalyzeLambdas);
  Options.store(Opts, "AnalyzeParameters", AnalyzeParameters);
 
  Options.store(Opts, "WarnPointersAsPointers", WarnPointersAsPointers);
  Options.store(Opts, "WarnPointersAsValues", WarnPointersAsValues);
 
  Options.store(Opts, "TransformPointersAsPointers",
                TransformPointersAsPointers);
  Options.store(Opts, "TransformPointersAsValues", TransformPointersAsValues);
  Options.store(Opts, "TransformReferences", TransformReferences);
  Options.store(Opts, "TransformValues", TransformValues);
 
  Options.store(Opts, "AllowedTypes",
                utils::options::serializeStringList(AllowedTypes));
}
 
void ConstCorrectnessCheck::registerMatchers(MatchFinder *Finder) {
  const auto ConstType =
      hasType(qualType(isConstQualified(),
                       // pointee check will check the constness of pointer
                       unless(pointerType())));
 
  const auto ConstReference = hasType(references(isConstQualified()));
  const auto RValueReference = hasType(
      referenceType(anyOf(rValueReferenceType(), unless(isSpelledAsLValue()))));
 
  const auto TemplateType = anyOf(
      hasType(hasCanonicalType(templateTypeParmType())),
      hasType(substTemplateTypeParmType()), hasType(isDependentType()),
      // References to template types, their substitutions or typedefs to
      // template types need to be considered as well.
      hasType(referenceType(pointee(hasCanonicalType(templateTypeParmType())))),
      hasType(referenceType(pointee(substTemplateTypeParmType()))));
 
  const auto AllowedTypeDecl = namedDecl(anyOf(
      matchers::matchesAnyListedRegexName(AllowedTypes), usingShadowDecl()));
 
  const auto AllowedType = hasType(qualType(
      anyOf(hasDeclaration(AllowedTypeDecl), references(AllowedTypeDecl),
            pointerType(pointee(hasDeclaration(AllowedTypeDecl))))));
 
  const auto AutoTemplateType = varDecl(
      anyOf(hasType(autoType()), hasType(referenceType(pointee(autoType()))),
            hasType(pointerType(pointee(autoType())))));
 
  const auto FunctionPointerRef =
      hasType(hasCanonicalType(referenceType(pointee(functionType()))));
 
  const auto CommonExcludeTypes =
      anyOf(ConstType, ConstReference, RValueReference, TemplateType,
            FunctionPointerRef, hasType(cxxRecordDecl(isLambda())),
            AutoTemplateType, isImplicit(), AllowedType);
 
  // Match local variables which could be 'const' if not modified later.
  // Example: `int i = 10` would match `int i`.
  const auto LocalValDecl = varDecl(
      isLocal(), hasInitializer(anything()),
      unless(anyOf(ConstType, ConstReference, TemplateType,
                   hasInitializer(isInstantiationDependent()), RValueReference,
                   FunctionPointerRef, isImplicit(), AllowedType)),
      AnalyzeLambdas
          ? Matcher<VarDecl>(anything())
          : Matcher<VarDecl>(unless(hasType(cxxRecordDecl(isLambda())))),
      AnalyzeAutoVariables
          ? Matcher<VarDecl>(anything())
          : Matcher<VarDecl>(unless(hasTypeLoc(hasContainedAutoType()))));
 
  // Match the function scope for which the analysis of all local variables
  // shall be run.
  const auto FunctionScope =
      functionDecl(hasBody(stmt(forEachDescendant(
                                    declStmt(containsAnyDeclaration(
                                                 LocalValDecl.bind("value")),
                                             unless(has(decompositionDecl())))
                                        .bind("decl-stmt")))
                               .bind("scope")))
          .bind("function-decl");
 
  Finder->addMatcher(FunctionScope, this);
 
  if (AnalyzeParameters) {
    const auto ParamMatcher =
        parmVarDecl(unless(CommonExcludeTypes), unless(isUnnamed()),
                    anyOf(hasType(referenceType()), hasType(pointerType())))
            .bind("value");
 
    // Match function parameters which could be 'const' if not modified later.
    // Example: `void foo(int* ptr)` would match `int* ptr`.
    const auto FunctionWithParams =
        functionDecl(
            hasBody(stmt().bind("scope")), has(typeLoc(forEach(ParamMatcher))),
            unless(cxxMethodDecl()), unless(isFunctionTemplateSpecialization()),
            unless(isTemplate()))
            .bind("function-decl");
 
    Finder->addMatcher(FunctionWithParams, this);
  }
}
 
static void addConstFixits(const DiagnosticBuilder &Diag,
                           const VarDecl *Variable,
                           const FunctionDecl *Function,
                           const ASTContext &Context, Qualifiers::TQ Qualifier,
                           utils::fixit::QualifierTarget Target,
                           utils::fixit::QualifierPolicy Policy) {
  // If this is a parameter, also add fixits for corresponding parameters in
  // function declarations
  if (const auto *ParamDecl = dyn_cast<ParmVarDecl>(Variable)) {
    const unsigned ParamIdx = ParamDecl->getFunctionScopeIndex();
    // Skip if all fix-its can not be applied properly due to 'using'/'typedef'
    if (llvm::any_of(
            Function->redecls(), [ParamIdx](const FunctionDecl *Redecl) {
              const QualType Type = Redecl->getParamDecl(ParamIdx)->getType();
              return Type->isTypedefNameType() || Type->getAs<UsingType>();
            }))
      return;
 
    for (const FunctionDecl *Redecl : Function->redecls()) {
      Diag << addQualifierToVarDecl(*Redecl->getParamDecl(ParamIdx), Context,
                                    Qualifier, Target, Policy);
    }
  } else {
    Diag << addQualifierToVarDecl(*Variable, Context, Qualifier, Target,
                                  Policy);
  }
}
 
namespace {
 
/// Classify for a variable in what the Const-Check is interested.
enum class VariableCategory { Value, Reference, Pointer };
 
} // namespace
 
void ConstCorrectnessCheck::check(const MatchFinder::MatchResult &Result) {
  const auto *LocalScope = Result.Nodes.getNodeAs<Stmt>("scope");
  const auto *Variable = Result.Nodes.getNodeAs<VarDecl>("value");
  const auto *Function = Result.Nodes.getNodeAs<FunctionDecl>("function-decl");
  const auto *VarDeclStmt = Result.Nodes.getNodeAs<DeclStmt>("decl-stmt");
 
  assert(Variable && LocalScope && Function);
 
  // It can not be guaranteed that the variable is declared isolated,
  // therefore a transformation might effect the other variables as well and
  // be incorrect. Parameters don't need this check - they receive values from
  // callers.
  const bool CanBeFixIt = isa<ParmVarDecl>(Variable) ||
                          (VarDeclStmt && VarDeclStmt->isSingleDecl());
 
  /// If the variable was declared in a template it might be analyzed multiple
  /// times. Only one of those instantiations shall emit a warning. NOTE: This
  /// shall only deduplicate warnings for variables that are not instantiation
  /// dependent. Variables like 'int x = 42;' in a template that can become
  /// const emit multiple warnings otherwise.
  bool IsNormalVariableInTemplate = Function->isTemplateInstantiation();
  if (IsNormalVariableInTemplate &&
      TemplateDiagnosticsCache.contains(Variable->getBeginLoc()))
    return;
 
  VariableCategory VC = VariableCategory::Value;
  const QualType VT = Variable->getType();
  if (VT->isReferenceType())
    VC = VariableCategory::Reference;
  else if (VT->isPointerType())
    VC = VariableCategory::Pointer;
  else if (const auto *ArrayT = dyn_cast<ArrayType>(VT);
           ArrayT && ArrayT->getElementType()->isPointerType())
    VC = VariableCategory::Pointer;
 
  const auto CheckValue = [&]() {
    // Offload const-analysis to utility function.
    if (isMutated(Variable, LocalScope, Function, Result.Context))
      return;
 
    const auto Diag = diag(Variable->getBeginLoc(),
                           "variable %0 of type %1 can be declared 'const'")
                      << Variable << VT;
    if (IsNormalVariableInTemplate)
      TemplateDiagnosticsCache.insert(Variable->getBeginLoc());
    if (!CanBeFixIt)
      return;
    using namespace utils::fixit;
 
    if (VC == VariableCategory::Value && TransformValues) {
      addConstFixits(Diag, Variable, Function, *Result.Context,
                     Qualifiers::Const, QualifierTarget::Value,
                     QualifierPolicy::Right);
      // FIXME: Add '{}' for default initialization if no user-defined default
      // constructor exists and there is no initializer.
      return;
    }
 
    if (VC == VariableCategory::Reference && TransformReferences) {
      addConstFixits(Diag, Variable, Function, *Result.Context,
                     Qualifiers::Const, QualifierTarget::Value,
                     QualifierPolicy::Right);
      return;
    }
 
    if (VC == VariableCategory::Pointer && TransformPointersAsValues) {
      addConstFixits(Diag, Variable, Function, *Result.Context,
                     Qualifiers::Const, QualifierTarget::Value,
                     QualifierPolicy::Right);
      return;
    }
  };
 
  const auto CheckPointee = [&]() {
    assert(VC == VariableCategory::Pointer);
    registerScope(LocalScope, Result.Context);
    if (ScopesCache[LocalScope]->isPointeeMutated(Variable))
      return;
    const auto Diag =
        diag(Variable->getBeginLoc(),
             "pointee of variable %0 of type %1 can be declared 'const'")
        << Variable << VT;
    if (IsNormalVariableInTemplate)
      TemplateDiagnosticsCache.insert(Variable->getBeginLoc());
    if (!CanBeFixIt)
      return;
    using namespace utils::fixit;
    if (TransformPointersAsPointers) {
      addConstFixits(Diag, Variable, Function, *Result.Context,
                     Qualifiers::Const, QualifierTarget::Pointee,
                     QualifierPolicy::Right);
    }
  };
 
  // Each variable can only be in one category: Value, Pointer, Reference.
  // Analysis can be controlled for every category.
  if (VC == VariableCategory::Value && AnalyzeValues) {
    CheckValue();
    return;
  }
  if (VC == VariableCategory::Reference && AnalyzeReferences) {
    if (VT->getPointeeType()->isPointerType() && !WarnPointersAsValues)
      return;
    CheckValue();
    return;
  }
  if (VC == VariableCategory::Pointer && AnalyzePointers) {
    if (WarnPointersAsValues && !VT.isConstQualified())
      CheckValue();
    if (WarnPointersAsPointers) {
      if (const auto *PT = dyn_cast<PointerType>(VT);
          PT && !PT->getPointeeType().isConstQualified() &&
          !PT->getPointeeType()->isFunctionType())
        CheckPointee();
 
      if (const auto *AT = dyn_cast<ArrayType>(VT)) {
        assert(AT->getElementType()->isPointerType());
        if (!AT->getElementType()->getPointeeType().isConstQualified())
          CheckPointee();
      }
    }
    return;
  }
}
 
void ConstCorrectnessCheck::registerScope(const Stmt *LocalScope,
                                          ASTContext *Context) {
  auto &Analyzer = ScopesCache[LocalScope];
  if (!Analyzer)
    Analyzer = std::make_unique<ExprMutationAnalyzer>(*LocalScope, *Context);
}
 
bool ConstCorrectnessCheck::isMutated(const VarDecl *Variable,
                                      const Stmt *Scope,
                                      const FunctionDecl *Func,
                                      ASTContext *Context) {
  if (const auto *Param = dyn_cast<ParmVarDecl>(Variable)) {
    return FunctionParmMutationAnalyzer::getFunctionParmMutationAnalyzer(
               *Func, *Context, ParamMutationAnalyzerMemoized)
        ->isMutated(Param);
  }
 
  registerScope(Scope, Context);
  return ScopesCache[Scope]->isMutated(Variable);
}
 
} // namespace clang::tidy::misc